On Sunday afternoon the Kansas City Chiefs hit an unfortunate mark not seen in the Andy Reid era…until now.
Kansas City was shut out for the first time under Reid in a 38-0 blowout loss to the Denver Broncos, who clinched the final playoff spot in the AFC with the win. After the game Reid gave props to the Broncos and head coach Sean Payton.
“My hat goes off to Denver. Great opportunity for them to get into the playoffs and did a nice job today,” Reid told reporters after the game. “Sean (Payton) has done a good job with that group. A positive for us we got to play a lot of young guys. That experience is invaluable, especially against a good football team.”
Quarterback Carson Wentz, who got the start with the Chiefs resting star quarterback Patrick Mahomes, finished the game 10-of-17 for 98 yards while being sacked four times.
“We didn’t play great as a team. I didn’t play my best, either,” Wentz said. “Move on from this one pretty quick. It was fun to get out there, give myself and a lot of guys a chance to just go out there and compete. But obviously they were the better team today.”
Kansas City primarily played its backups in the game, so it must be taken with a significant grain of salt. Heading into the playoffs, though, the team won’t be pulling any punches.
In a clear message from the team on Monday afternoon the Chiefs said, “The postseason runs through our house.”
Kansas City can sit back and relax while watching the first round of the playoffs before hosting the lowest remaining seed in the AFC playoffs in the divisional round.